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Hello Families,
We are starting our Third Unit in the Reading Street Program. For the next six weeks, we will be focusing on the concept of, "CHANGES".
The following is a list of stories for the next six weeks:
week 1: An Egg is an Egg
week 2: Ruby in Her Own Time
week 3: Jan's New Home
week 4: Frog and Toad Together
week 5: I"m a Caterpillar
week 6: Where Are My Animal Friends?
* The following week (March 1-5, 2010) will be a week of unit review and assessments, therefore there will not be any new spelling words.
In Science we will be introducing Matter, Life Cycles and Weather.
In Math we will be introducing single-digit math facts, math facts to keep & practice at home, double digit facts, and the symbols for "greater than", "less than" and, "is equal to".
Upcoming dates to know about:
January 27, 2010 is an early release day
January 29, 2010 is the end of the 2nd quarter
February 5, 2010 report cards will go home
February 12, 2010 Room 4, Classroom Valentine Celebration
February 15 - 19, 2010 is the winter school vacation
I have noticed a big difference in the way the first graders in room 4 are reading. YEAH!!!! It takes a lot of hard work. Please keep reading each night with your child. We have learned about "Partner Reading". Ask your child how it works and try it with them. It is a fun way for them to practice reading and for you to hear how they read!!! Let me know how it goes.
Here is a suggestion for practicing those high frequency words. Say the word, then "tap it" out down your arm. This is what you do... stretch your non-dominant arm straight out in front of you, starting up by the shoulder, tap your hand against your arm one time fore every letter in the word, and then lift your hand back up to your shoulder and slide your hand down along your arm while you say the name.
Keep practicing those spelling words. One way to help your child to study is to ask them to blend each sound they hear. The more they practice (writing, typing, saying and reading) the words, the more they will recognize each word. *Another fun, multi-sensory way for your child to practice their spelling words is to have them use their index finger to trace the letters into a tray of salt. This provides a nice tactile way for the children to form each letter.
Thank you!
Ms. Coggeshall
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